In this session of Basketball Court, our counselors undo the Andrew Bynum - Dwight Howard - Andre Iguodala trade of summer 2012. The results include a spectacularly bad Magic pun, sadness for Joel Embiid, and more mediocrity for the Lakers.

Episode 11: Wardell Stephen Curry v. Minnesota Timberwolves Basketball Club LLC

Jan 10th, 2018 57m 7s

After a definitely planned hiatus, Basketball Court is back in session, this time diverting Steph Curry from the Warriors to the Timberwolves in the 2009 Draft. Will Steph's shoe deal survive? How many titles will the Thunder win this time? And

Episode 10: Michael W. Krzyzewski v. The Los Angeles Lakers, Inc.

Apr 13th, 2017 41m 58s

We may be a little late to March Madness, but in this episode Basketball Court tangles with the ramifications of Coach K taking the vacant Lakers job in 2004. Logically, the bulk of the episode is spent discussing Smush Parker's career, the 200

Episode 9: Brooklyn Nets LLC v. Sacramento Basketball Holdings LLC

Feb 21st, 2017 53m 8s

Following the cataclysmic Boogie trade of this weekend, Basketball Court convenes an emergency session to ask whether the Kings or Nets have a better five years ahead of them. After agreeing that both teams are very bad, Sam and Miles have a li

Episode 8: Patrick A. Ewing v. The Rim et al.

Feb 9th, 2017 41m 4s

Basketball Court returns to the mid-90s in this episode, asking a question that has bothered Knicks fans for two decades: what if Patrick Ewing has made that finger roll? Special guest judge Yaron Weitzman joins for a rollicking discussion that

Episode 7: James E. Harden, Jr v. The Professional Basketball Club, LLC

Jan 9th, 2017 59m 11s

Our first episode of 2017 revolves around Sam’s least favorite topic: the Harden trade. Special guest counsel Rob Mohen joins Sam and Miles to argue about a trade that changed Oklahoma City forever. Along the way, Sam discusses his Twitter figh

Episode 6: LeBron R. James v. ESPN Inc.

Dec 28th, 2016 51m 12s

In the final episode of 2016, we take a look at "The Decision" that shaped the course of this decade in the NBA. Sam sends LeBron to the Knicks, somehow making the movie Trainwreck make more sense in the process. Miles keeps LeBron in Cleveland

Episode 5: Kwame J. Brown v. Washington Wizards et al.

Oct 13th, 2016 49m 44s

We're going back to the infamous 2001 Draft for this episode. Jake Whitacre of SBNation's Bullets Forever joins the podcast to send poor Kwame Brown anywhere other than under the ferocious eye of Michael Jordan. The consequences for basketball

Episode 4: Klay A. Thompson v. Kevin W. Love

Sep 26th, 2016 44m 45s

After a long, totally planned hiatus, Basketball Court is back in session just in time for the start of training camp. This week, Peter, Sam, and Miles rewrite history by executing the Klay Thompson-for-Kevin Love trade that was nearly executed

Episode 3: Sacramento Kings LP v. Robert K. Horry

Mar 3rd, 2016 55m 52s

It's the bounce of a ball that sets up this episode of Basketball Court: what if Robert Horry's game-winner in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals rimmed out? The answer involves sending Shaq to the midwest, breaking up the 2008 Celtic

Episode 2: Chris Paul v. David Stern

Feb 18th, 2016 55m 35s

Basketball Court is back in session, this time examining the vetoed Chris Paul to the Lakers trade in 2011. What happens to a Canadian point guard, an extremely racist owner, and a slightly profane phrase used by one of our counselors? The answ

Episode 1: Greg Oden v. Kevin Durant

Jan 28th, 2016 49m 7s

In the first episode of Basketball Court, our counselors argue the question: what if Portland had taken Kevin Durant in the 2007 NBA Draft? The answers include a miraculously slim Raymond Felton, a pivotal change to the 2013 Finals, quite a few

Episode 0: Introduction

Jan 21st, 2016 1m 19s

This is Basketball Court, a podcast where we litigate the great "what-ifs" in NBA history. I'm Peter Andrews, your host and the presiding judge here in the U.S. District Court for the District of Basketball.Each week, we'll put a hypothetical

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